Man blaast bubbels in de wolken

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, 1784-03-02

Karikatuur op ballonvaart en één van de uitvinders van de ballonvaart, Joseph Michel Montgolfier of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier. Tekst in het Engels met Frans accent in de marge.

Artwork typeprint, cartoon
Object numberRP-P-2008-517
Dimensionsheight 349 mm, width 248 mm

Identification

Title(s)
- Montgolfier in the Clouds / Constructing of Air Balloons for the Grand Monarque (title on object)
- Man blaast bubbels in de wolken
Object type
Object number
RP-P-2008-517
Description
Karikatuur op ballonvaart en één van de uitvinders van de ballonvaart, Joseph Michel Montgolfier of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier. Tekst in het Engels met Frans accent in de marge.
Inscriptions / marks
- : ‘O by gar! dis be de grande invention - Dis will immortalize my King, my Country, and myself; We will declare de War against our ennemi; we will make des English quake, by gar: We will inspect their Camp, we will intercept their Fleet, and we will set fire to their Dock-yards: And by gar, we will take de Gibraltar in de air balloon, and when we have Conquered d'Eenglish, den we conquer d'other Countrie, and make them all colonie to de Grand Monarque.’
- collector's mark: Lugt 2760
- collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Creation

Creation
- print maker: anonymous, England
- print maker: anoniem, England
- publisher: Samuel W. Fores (mentioned on object), London
Dating
1784-03-02
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Material and technique

Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 349 mm
- width 248 mm

This work is about

Person
Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 2008
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Persistent URL

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